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(676) Knowledge is thus of five kinds: sensory knowledge, scriptural knowledge, clairvoyance, telepathy and omniscience. The first four result from substance cum annihilation of the relevant Karmas, while omniscience result after total annihilation of Karmas.
(677) Reflection on what has been perceived, reasoning, questioning, examuning, searching, understanding and judgingthese are the varieties of sensory knowledge
(678) Śruta-Jñāna is said 10 consist in comprehension of the nieaning of words that are heard or it is derived from the senses and the mind and it as a rule is bou of words
(679) The knowledge which is required through the senses and the mind by hearing or reading the scripture and which is capable of expressing its content is called Bhāva-śrutajñāna, the rest of the knowledge (acquired through thought-activities and the senses) is matijñāna.
(680) The Śrutajñāna is acquired through matijñāna while the matijñāna is not acquired through Śrutajñāna, but in the act of fostering thoughts, it is the characteristic of matijñāna that it precedes the Śrutajñāna
(681) The type of cognition which limits the direct) knowledge is called (Avadhi-Jñana) I e clairvoyance, in the scriptures, it is also called sīmājñāna 1. e. limited cognition This avadhi-jñana is of two types - viz one that is born on account of a certain type of birth and one thaus born on account of the practice of certain various qualities.
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